Rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to a rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus configured to grow various vegetables in cultivation containers fixed to a drum-shaped loop rotated by the driving of a motor and a cultivation container used in the rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus, and more particularly to a rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus and a cultivation container that enable the cultivation of a large quantity of edible vegetables in a narrow installation space and considerably facilitate the harvest and planting of vegetables.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus comprising:
 a rotary supported on a shaft ( 105 ) by support spokes ( 112 ) and configured such that a pair of loop panels ( 111 ) are spaced apart by a predetermined interval and are rotatable around the shaft ( 105 ); 
 a motor ( 102 ) configured to rotate the rotary; 
 cultivation containers ( 120 ) radially fastened to the rotary by fastening means so that vegetables are directed to a center of the rotary; 
 a light source ( 106 ) installed inside the rotary and configured to radiate light onto vegetables planted in the cultivation containers; 
 a frame ( 101 ) configured to support the shaft ( 105 ); and 
 wherein the fastening means are configured such that holders ( 125 ) each formed in a circular shape in which a part of a cross-sectional shape is open and configured to be elastically deformable are formed on both sides of a top of each of the cultivation containers ( 120 ), and thus' the cultivation container ( 120 ) is fastened and fixed in such a manner that fixing rods ( 113 ) disposed in the rotary and each formed to have a circular cross section are inserted inside the holders ( 125 ). 
 
     
     
       2. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a water supply tray ( 107 ) disposed below the rotary and configured to accommodate water and supply water to the cultivation containers ( 120 ) that are rotated along with the rotary. 
     
     
       3. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein inclined falling water plates ( 108 ) are formed on both sides of the water supply tray ( 107 ). 
     
     
       4. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the loop panels ( 111 ) is configured by forming a plate having a predetermined thickness in a ring shape, and is formed such that a normal direction of the plate of the roof panel ( 111 ) is parallel to a direction of the shaft ( 105 ). 
     
     
       5. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the roof panel ( 111 ) is divided into a predetermined number of parts, and is formed in a ring shape upon assembly. 
     
     
       6. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein inclined sliders ( 126 ) are formed on open portions of the holders ( 125 ) and thus guide the fixing rods ( 113 ) through insertion inside the holders ( 125 ). 
     
     
       7. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the cultivation containers ( 120 ) is configured such that a space is formed therein and a top thereof is opened, and a cover ( 123 ) configured to close an inside of the cultivation container ( 120 ) by covering the open top of the cultivation container ( 120 ) is formed. 
     
     
       8. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein holding members ( 122 ) each having a slit into which an edge of the cover ( 123 ) is inserted are provided on both sides of a top of the cultivation container ( 120 ), and thus the cover ( 123 ) slides and is inserted and fastened into the slits of the holding members ( 122 ). 
     
     
       9. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein a hole ( 124 ) extending inward from an outside of the cover ( 123 ) is formed in the cover ( 123 ). 
     
     
       10. The rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein rotaries are vertically installed on the frame ( 101 ) in multiple layers.